What’s the real difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org?

Key Takeaways:

Prior to WordPress, to create a website it required the knowledge of code.

Today, WordPress enables the user.

WordPress.com is a SaaS based Service

WordPress.org is an open source content management system solution. Otherwise known as the “self-hosted” solution.

WordPress.com is like going to a restaurant and ordering off of a prix fixe menu. You can only order what is being served.

WordPress.org is like going to a grocery store and buying the ingredients to cook your own meal.

WordPress.org sites require users to find their own hosting, which hosting comes in many flavors and prices.

Most beginners start with the DIY “Shared Hosting” solution like SiteGround or GoDaddy.

Most users of SaaS based website solutions like WordPress.com, SquareSpace.com and others don’t leave because of the price, they leave because of the roadblocks.

WordPress.com offers a standardization which is not ideal for innovative ideas that need flexibility

Most tech startups don’t use platforms like this to build their apps, so if you have big plans to build something great then you need to be on a platform like the self-hosted WordPress.org version that has unlimited flexibility and can scale with your dreams.